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Plan to live your life your way. Everyone has goals in mind, whether they are personal or business. When I began to actually start writing the goals, I quickly learned maybe I did not clearly understand what I intended to accomplish. My thoughts were a collage of short-term thoughts without any cohesive consideration to a lifetime goal. The challenge was not just stating my goals, but rather reflecting on the important aspects of my life, then setting those goals in some or all areas. To insure I have considered the important aspects of my life I used the categories discovered in research ("Planning to Live"). After identifying the categories, I then chose to prioritize them. Hopefully this paper will enlighten the reader on not only the important aspects in my life but also the categories an individual may use in determining the personal goals important in providing a broad, balanced consideration in their life. Family is the most important aspect in my life today. I am determined to be a better father and use that knowledge going forth with being a new grandfather. I will accomplish this by being consistently available during those grand and not-so grand moments in every child's life. I now understand I sacrificed parental involvement for the sake of a career. I do remember missing some of the little league games, concerts, and academic events for the sake of furthering my career. I had always felt the lack of a college degree required additional work hours to remain competitive with my peers. I will be a more devoted husband. I wonder every day how I managed to find such a beautiful partner and person in life, and I will let my wife know her importance hopefully everyday. She is a devoted Catholic and I will partner with her in...
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What would I like to achieve, as a University of Phoenix student is a degree in Business Administration. As for as a goal for me I would like to make a much better life for my two kids and me. I'm a single mom and going back to school at my age is scare enough. But my encouragement has been my friends. I have watch so many of them go back to school in the last past five years. I even have friend now that signed up with the on-line class also. I have watched my friend make a better life for themselves as well as their families. I have made so many excuses why I could not go back to school. University of Phoenix has given me a chance by offering me a class on-line. Now the opportunity has come for me. I have gladly accepted the challenge. As a University of Phoenix student is getting all the knowledge that out there for me toward my degree. That I might attain everything I have to learn at this school. A major challenge for me has been attending school on-line. It's alot different then going into a classroom with other student and a professor. To me everything is pretty much self learn. So what I would like to see happen is more interacting from the professor. So I can know for myself if I doing things right and what at this point that I might need to improve on. Another thing I would like to see happen is me improving my writing skill. Because on my job we have to do alot of documentation on customer accounts. This is something I would like to happen. I have many more desire I would like to see happen while I'm a student attending this...
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In the following discussion I will draw on tutorial tasks 'A' and 'B' and further readings, as I reflect on the knowledge I have gained from my work and the work of others in this subject. The topics, such as 'Language and Literacy in the Classroom' and 'how children can be supported with their Language and Literacy Development' are of great interest to me. Therefore I will reflect on new knowledge I have gained about these topics when sharing with peers and ideas I already had that have now been reaffirmed. For most children, the classroom is the first environment for formal literacy learning, where reading and writing are generally presented as a set of decontextualized discrete skills to be mastered separately from content in other curricular areas. Language and Literacy used in the classroom by teachers and students determines what is learned and how learning takes place. The classroom is a unique context for learning and exerts a profound effect on students' development of language and literacy skills, particularly in the early years. The classroom must be a place where the children feel comfortable. (Surman. L ,2003) Teachers need to be open-minded as they open their classroom to many different students. We don't all follow the same religions or cultures. We don't all dress the same or wear the same size clothes. We aren't all fabulous readers or writers, and many children struggle with spelling or co-ordination with sport. The teacher must learn as much as they possibly can about the children in their class and therefore work within each child's ability level and learning style, even if this means different activities for different children for language and literacy in the classroom to be efficient. (Allamby.L, 2003), The traditional view of literacy is that it begins when children start school and are...
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I believe one of my personal strengths in communication is that I can talk to just about anyone. I enjoy talking with people. In communication, my strength would be that I have the ability to listen as well as respond. I enjoy having conversation with people of different cultures, because it gives me a chance to learn more about their lifestyle. I have learned to communicate well with people, because I am an outgoing person. I communicate better one on one. I have a weakness with communication when it comes to having to speak to a large group of people. I become very nervous, and will sometimes forget what I wanted to say. My weakness in communication is also when I have to speak in front of the class, or in front of a very large group of people I become nervous, because my weakness of thinking that they are more focused on me than on the information that I will be presenting. I work at that weakness by having the personal strength to try to make the presentation enjoyable so that the focus will not be so much on the speaker but the information be presented to the group. I have learned through the years that it is important to stay focused on your strengths and not your weaknesses and to realize that for the most part everybody else is probably just as nervous as I am. I have strength in the fact that I can talk about most subjects very freely. I try to communicate just the point I am trying to make and have the point understandable to those who are listening. Communication for me is easy depending on the topic being discussed. I sometimes have a weakness in the fact that I may be too honest with my answer and...
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Personal Strengths and Weaknesses 1 Personal Strengths and Weaknesses Personal Strengths and Weaknesses 2 Personal Strengths and Weaknesses Individual strengths and weaknesses can ultimately change a person's destiny. They can cause a person to perform in unique ways. My personal strengths are determination and pride, and my weakness is eagerness. Each of these traits influences my life on a daily basis. Every person has strengths and weaknesses, how they choose to use them is what truly matters. First, determination is what drives a person to succeed in life. Without determination there is no driving force to push a person to accomplish their goals. In life, I must be determined to get the job done. As I work towards my goals I strive to do my best. If I fail to accomplish a goal, I will start over again. In order to succeed, I must apply hard work and dedication to everything I do. I will always be a determined individual. Secondly, pride makes people believe in themselves. It pushes them to reach for the stars and far beyond. Pride increases motivation and confidence, thus creating a sense of godliness. I find pride to be my greatest strength; it makes me believe I can accomplish anything. I look past all limitations and boundaries, and turn them into mere obstacles. Pride provides me with a sense of comfort that allows me to be confident in every aspect. I will always be a proud individual. Finally, my weakness is eagerness. Eagerness causes a person to make rash decisions, which in turn causes regret. Eagerness causes me to make spontaneous decisions and act in unforeseen ways. I act upon what I believe, rather than acting on what I know. Personal Strengths and Weaknesses 3 I rush into situations without researching my decisions, and as a result I regret my choice. In time I...
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Lois Lane was born on January 19, 1982 in Massachusetts at the Winchester hospital. She is now nineteen years of age. Her ancestors are from Ireland and Canada. She was raised in her grandmother's house in Woburn, Massachusetts. She lived with her mother, father, and her older sister. Her sister was 10 years old when she was born. Lois' parents divorced when she was two years old. Her father, who was hardly ever around, moved out of the house. Lois' mother raised her by herself until she remarried. Lois was six when she finally had a responsible father to take care of her. She has lived in the same house her whole life. In elementary school Lois was never shy. In the first and second grade she had no trouble making friends. She was an extremely hyper child. In the third and fourth grade Lois used to lie to her teachers and tell them that she was adopted. At home she got plenty of attention but at school she was not in the spotlight. Perhaps she lied to get attention. As a child, Lois was insecure about her appearance because she was overweight. Her biological father and her sister both have temper problems. They have trouble controlling their anger. Perhaps this condition is hereditary because in third and fourth grade Lois turned into a bully. If someone was mean to her she would hit him or her. In junior high she found it hard to make friends, mainly because of her weight. It wasn't until high school when she lost a lot a weight and gained more confidence that she began to make friends. In the first stage, Trust versus Mistrust, Lois was able to depend on her mother for support. Unlike her father, her mother was always there along with her...
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Perceptions, Attitudes and Health Concerns on Rape Recent studies have examined social and psychological characteristics of victims of various types of rape. In addition, there are also health care issues such as injury from rape, chronic pain, and gynecological signs including sexually transmitted diseases, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder that occur. Rape and sexual violence result in anywhere from three to thirteen percent of pregnancies in various studies around the world. In this review we will discuss the use of medical care, some international interventions used to prevent mass rape and revictimization, and perceptions and attitudes about rape across gender and groups of people. One study by Auster and Leone, 2001, examines college students' perspectives on marital rape and the impact on gender and membership in a sorority or fraternity. In particular this study focused on three aspects: (1) views regarding marital rape compared to rape by a stranger, (2) feelings about possible actions a woman who is a victim of marital rape can take, and (3) attitudes towards legislation pertaining to marital rape. Results showed that college women were statistically significantly more likely than college men to say that they strongly agree that marital rape and stranger rape should be treated as similar crimes. In addition, it was found that nonfraternity men were statistically significantly more likely than fraternity men to indicate that they strongly approve of marital rape legislation and that husbands who perpetrate marital rape should be prosecuted. Conversely, sorority membership had little impact on women's responses. Another study by Campbell, et al, 2002, discusses health consequences of intimate partner violence including rape. This violence is a common health-care issue. In this article the researcher reviews research on both the mental and physical health effects. Psychological coercion and degradation almost always accompany such violence. If abuse is identified in women...
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Yoshida Kenko and Confucius were both scholars who were very important in the cultural development of their country. Kenko defined the principals of good taste for Japan. He was the reining authority on Japanese manners and etiquette. Confucius was a Chinese philosopher who completely changed Chinese thinking. Confucian thinking was molded into the government and his name became synonymous with scholar. Yoshida Kenko, was originally named Urabe Kaneyoshi, lived from1283 – 1352 in Japan. He was born from a family of Shinto priests. He became a Buddhist Monk and used the excuse of a religious seclusion to further his studies. His book, Essays in Idleness, is about what he thought were considered good taste. Essays in Idleness consists of a random jumble of ideas, descriptions, aphorisms, and pronouncements. The main idea of it was that life is transient in passing. In fact, he saw stuff like spring, love, and life was more beautiful because it does not last. He considers perfection an allusion and considers maturity an acceptance of this basic principle of life. One of his quote is, "Ambition never comes to an end." I think he means that when we dream for something, we can always achieve it, no matter how far away it is. If you continue to push on, you can do anything you want, even if it takes forever. Truly, this quote is amazing and very inspiring. Ambition is like motivation, it can push you to your limits and even over it. It is like adrenaline, you can do the impossible, no matter how long it takes. Another one of his famous quotes was "Blossoms are scattered by the wind and the wind cares nothing, but the blossoms of the heart no wind can touch." This quote is a lot more abstract, but it can be interpreted as love...
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1. Frege's solution consists of five parts. First, the principle of extensionality states that the meaning of an expression is the thing it refers to. Second, the principle of compositionality states that the meaning of an expression is completely determined by the meaning of the parts and the way those parts are ordered. For example, a sentence with ABC is different than sentence CAB because even though the contents are the same, the order is different. Third, both can not be true. Reference doesn't require same parts and order. Fourth, accepts compositionality because you can not disregard parts and order (or the semantics of sentences), which leads to the meaning of a symbol to not be the object denoted. Last, where meaning of the sentence is derived comes from what the semantics expresses. He calls this sense. 2. ? 3. Meinong would say that in the sentence "the rape of nanking didn't really happen" the possibility of rape didn't really happen because in the historical context it didn't. That is the validity of the statement is true because you can't rape a city, therefore, the rape didn't happen. Ryle would say "the rape of Nanking didn't really happen" is a systematically misleading expression. Upon philosophical analysis, attributing the word rape is to associate human association (ex. the humiliation and trama of forced sex) and apply such associations to a city that was invaded. While such actions as rape and assault might have occurred, the city of Nanking itself is not a person and therefore cannot be associated with rape. 4. ? Searle demonstrates that words are part >of the experience. When he notes the points of the base and apex of an >imaginary triangle and shifts the base and apex he uses language to do the >shifting. That is, language makes a word an object and...
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JSM an english philosopher, raised as a strict utilitarian. On liberty can be understood as attempt to broaden meaning of utility show utilitarianism provided strong protection of rights. -reflected his strong belief that individuality is something to b protected and nurtured. On liberty is reflection of this - views based on legitimate powers of state deriving from -Individual freedom and power state has on individual -rational justification of freedom of individual in opposition to state and society -impose unlimited control thus defence of the rights of the individual against state Mill views of the legitimate powers of the state are derived from his ideas about the importance of individual freedom and powers, that society should have over individual. -outline mill harm principle/also know as liberty principle which states "the sole end for which mankind can be warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any members, is self-protection". Aim was to set limits, which ruler should exercise over community; this limitations =liberty No restrictions should be placed purely on account of tradition, authority. Mill attempts to draw distinction between actions, which are self-regarding and those, which affect other, -state should only interfere when actions are affecting others in harmful way/serious harm enough to violate another's RIGHTS .(minor form of causing harm to others can be controlled by the public opinion). JC REES maintained that mill uses the notion of interests rather than effect. on contrary some one's actions could cause harm to someone who is extra sensitive, individual taste &other factors, can determine effect of another's conduct. Many actions clearly violate an individual's rights eg murder, rape etc. but there are problematic cases which mill discusses 1.causing offence/ not reason for legal restriction BUT behaviour like rioting can b eg may-day against capitalism 2.omitting to do things-support family/stop if see a road accident or victim. Trade mill says, is a 'social act', and so...
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Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie When I Was Born? I was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 21, 1902 How I Got Started. One day before my high school graduation, I saw my first air show and fell in love with it. I started to hang out at the local airfield, begging the manager until he finally agreed to let one of his pilots take me up for a ride. His instructions were to give me the works, everything that would make me sick in their mind. How I Got Started. (Con.) It didn't work and I fell absolutely in love with it. An inheritance from my grandfather gave me means to buy my own plane, named Curtiss JN-4D or jenny. I figured out a way to make money with my investment. My Life. I began my career in the early 1920s when barnstorming was one of the few ways to make a living by flying. I went into the local offices of the fox moving picture company and proposed a deal to recoup my investment suggesting fox could film my wing-walking and making parachute jumps. My Life. (Con.) I came away with a contract to do stunts for fox films such as the Saturday matinee serial, the perils of Pauline. My Career I hired a pilot to fly my jenny for me. His name was Vernon Omlie, a 25-year-old veteran of the great war. He'd been a military flight instructor and wanted to make his fortune in aviation. He flew for the Curtiss company for $25 a week . My Career. (Con.) After working for me for a few weeks, he quit his job with Curtiss to become my personal pilot. In 1920, there were few opportunities for men in aviation and fewer still for women . So I learned to walk wings, hang by my teeth below the plane, dance the Charleston on the top wing, and parachute. My Career. (Con.) After a couple...
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Plato's Graded Reality VS Plotinus's Nefra Dabney Aesthetics Phil 265- 01 Professor Michael Eng The Republic is a form of government and a model for the soul. Through Plato's study we are able to understand all parts of the universe and the soul and their relation to the Truth or The Good in what is called Plato's Epistemology or his Graded Reality. The supreme idea is the idea of the Good. Plato's theory on the intelligible world and the world of appearances creates a narrow reality. His Graded Reality provides order and knowledgeable insight into the world, as well as direction from which the world works. Plato was leading men to find the Good. According to Plato there exist two worlds, the word of appearances that which can be perceived and the intelligible world that which is known. The world of appearances exist on two levels (A) images and (B) physical things. A desk would be a physical object (in the belief or pistis state of mind) and a painting of that desk would be an image (in the imagining or eikasia state of mind). The intelligible world exists on two levels as well (C) mathematical objects and (D) forms or ideas. The ability to use deduction to break down a desk into basic shapes and characteristics and recognize other desk is an ex ample of a mathematical object (in the thinking or dianoia state of mind). The mere thought, knowledge or idea of the desk is an example of forms and ideas (in the intelligence and knowledge or noesis and episteme state of mind). In the forms and ideas is also where you find all things that are considered beautiful, such as a person's soul and nature. God, weather from choice or from necessity, made one bed in nature and one only; two or more...
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That is the only thing about Plato's theory in that it does not prepare you for all the bad things that happen. It is like the saying goes you must take the bad with the good, and that is what you get when you experience life because nothing in life is fair. People can only show or teach you so much before you just have to have experience to learn more. It contests the notion that nirvana was the main goal sought by Buddhists., and values that make it impossible for us to have a utopian world. People in different countries and even in the same countries; don't have the same definition when it comes to equality. We, as people must share the views and think exactly alike in order to have a utopian world. For instance, if we all thought the same way and agreed on everything, would this world still is perfect? Without having any type of variety, having the same routine day in and day out would eventually get boring. So if we see someone or something as boring, do we characterized it or them as being "perfect"? Countries are also ruled differently. Some countries may have an oligarchy, ruled by few, or a democracy, ruled by many (Aristotle, 115). If the whole world were ruled by the same person then maybe we would have a chance to become a utopian world. Even if the whole world was a democracy but ruled by different people, the world still wouldn't be equal. People have their own opinions and their on perceptions on what's wrong and right or equal or not equal. Everyone has the "best" idea on how this world should be run. As Aristotle says, "But there sill remains a question: equality or inequality of what?"(Aristotle, 120) On a more...
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The philosophy of process is a venture in metaphysics, the general theory of reality. Its concern is with what exists in the world and with the terms of reference in which this reality is to be understood and explained. The task of metaphysics is, after all, to provide a cogent and plausible account of the nature of reality. Heraclitus and Parmenides are probably two of the most significant philosophers of ancient Greece until Socrates and Plato; in fact, Heraclitus's philosophy is perhaps even more fundamental in the formation of the European mind than any other thinker in European history, including Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Why? Heraclitus, like Parmenides, postulated a model of nature and the universe, which created the foundation for all other speculation on physics and metaphysics. The ideas that the universe is in constant change and that there is an underlying order or reason to this change—the Logos—form the essential foundation of the European worldview. "The logos guides men and keeps them always on the straight and narrow. A man has reasoning, but there is also divine logos. Human reasoning is born from the divine logos" (DK 23B57.1-3) Every time you walk into a science, economics, or political science course, to some extent everything you do in that class originates with Heraclitus's speculations on change and the Logos. I will compare Plato's reaction to Heraclitus's assertion that the world is in flux. As well, I will contrast Plato and Heraclitus cosmology. Cosmology is the scientific study of the large-scale properties of the Universe as a whole. It endeavours to use the scientific method to understand the origin, evolution and ultimate fate of the entire Universe. Like any field of science, cosmology involves the formation of theories or hypotheses, which make specific predictions for phenomena that can be tested with observations....
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Frost & Dickinson Playing with Poetry Robert Frost has conflicting views on Emily Dickinson. He loved her "technical irregularities," but often felt they were careless. He thought she gave up too easily and did not try hard enough to make her poetry an art form. He disliked that her meter was not always consistent and that many of her poems used near rhyme (a form of rhyme in which the sounds are almost, but not exactly alike). Though he disliked what she did, he respected Dickinson greatly for doing it. While admiring how Dickinson played with the technical and grammatical aspects of poetry, Frost tended to follow the rules more closely. When Frost did not use rhyme, it was because he was writing in blank verse, which consists of unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter. Many of his poems were written in blank verse, including "Birches," "Mending Wall," and "Home Burial." Frost was consistent with his use of the rules, while Dickinson was not; she bent and even occasionally broke the rules wherever she felt it was necessary. Dickinson often put extra syllables into her metered poems, used slant rhyme (rhyme that is partial or imperfect), and did not follow the rules of capitalization. An example of this is in her poem "A loss of something ever felt I-" in which she used capitals to draw attention to certain words. She also consciously omitted capitals in the title and other unexpected places. Dickinson used slant rhyme in lines 10 and 12. The slant rhyme in "A loss of something ever felt I-" is is and palaces, and uses consonance to make them rhyme. Frost occasionally used slant rhymes, as in lines 17 and 20 of "The Road Not Taken." In this poem the slant rhyme is hence and difference. In order to make this...
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I closed my eyes and wondered how it had come to this. Just five months before, I had been a healthy, normal teenage girl with friends that I could trust and a life that I loved. Now I woke up every morning wishing I were anyone but myself. I looked back at my naked body through the mirror and did my normal nightly routine: scrutinizing every one of my physical flaws. I saw my mother's wide hips and ugly, bony feet in me. I saw my father's corpulent arms and massive thighs intertwined in my genetics. I had worked so hard the past year to lose the fat I had been condemned for by kids since I first started school. Now I was thirteen years old and at my healthiest. However, it was at my physical healthiest that my mind set was at its unhealthiest. I was so used to dieting that I didn't know how to stop it for fear of gaining the weight back. So I didn't. I kept losing the weight. Now here I am, every night, looking at my skin and bones, wondering how much longer it will take to lose the rest of the fat on my protruding hip bones and spine. I couldn't understand why my mom cried over me, telling me to eat; why people I didn't even know flinched when they saw me; or why every counselor at school had me seeing them more often than ever before, asking if there were problems at home. I wanted everyone to mind their own business. This was about me. This is what I did for myself. Being thin was my award for my hard work. This was my Oscar, my Nobel Peace Prize, my Tony, and I wouldn't let anyone take that away from me....
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In what ways do two of these poems represent women? The different means, in which women represent women in society, are displayed in conflicting situations that revolve around the central historical and personal context. Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Adrienne Rich's views are shown clearly in their poetry, "How do I love thee?" and "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers". The feeling of being emotionally open and free to feel what they like, are being conflicted by the beliefs of women being oppressed and silenced. Aunt Jennifer is represented as a passive and overwhelmed woman, who has been worn down, primarily by her marriage. The poem opens in discussion of what is left for the generations – this tapestry showing such vibrant, powerful animals. "Bright topaz denizens of a world of green…" They are confident and sleek even though they are in a foreign environment. The reader gets a sense of triumph, the tigers outwitting the men. There is a nobility and royalty ("chivalric") attributed to the tigers. Aunt Jennifer must be a carefree spirit, who could dream of these man-eating tigers, out of reach of the men who hunt them. The second stanza introduces Aunt Jennifer, how much of a struggle it is for her to create this tapestry, but how determined she is to work on it. She uses an ivory needle – also symbolic as it comes from another wild African animal that has been hunted by men. The tapestry is a way of expressing her inner self. Aunt Jennifer can't escape in her real life because of "the massive weight of Uncle's wedding band." Though the tigers are above the men, Aunt Jennifer is pinned down: "the band sits heavily on her hand." She is trapped by both the marriage and the culture that supports the marriage. The third stanza explores Aunt Jennifer even...
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In Pratt's "The Shark," the use of the metaphor is not only predominant, but very obvious as well. Throughout the text he uses this device along with other elements to create diverse binary situations, which became one after further analysis. This poem is unique due to the fact that it blatantly describes the metaphorical meaning in such a way that it could be taken either way by the reader if read literally. The title of this piece is not only a persuasion of the reader's mindset, but a clue to the underlying meaning as well. To express this double identity Pratt used several distinct methods to direct the reader's thoughts towards this second meaning. "His fin, /Like a piece of sheet-iron," appears in the first stanza. This, Pratt's only simile, begins to describe this 'shark' as if it was inert, almost machine like. He describes the motions of this creature as smooth, and precise like a slice from the "knife-edge" of the fin. Already, Pratt has given the reader a choice or a possibility of the identity of this being, and the idea that the 'shark' is a boat becomes more apparent. In the second stanza the mood is shifted to a more mechanical tone. The sentences are cut off abruptly, each proceeding line yet another bit of the visual description of this animal. The comparisons become more and more deliberate, allowing the reader to easily see a clear pattern. "And eyes of metallic grey, / Hard and narrow slit," is a clear example of the comparison. This could be an actual animal, or just as probable; a boat. The flow of the text in this stanza starts somewhat soft, then promptly turns choppy and hard, again, suiting either object's movement. The title of this poem holds great persuasion over the reader. Before...
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I've been waiting all my life, For someone just like you, Someone to bring me up , Not put me down, Take my heart, And turn my life around, I've taken chances, With romances, Once or twice, They were everything opposite of nice, I found a treasure, But it broke in two, I found someone that was ..OK.. Then I found you, And you took my breath away, I didn't have to take another look, You were perfect! Just like the princess in my Cinderella book, The way your hair met your face, The way your lips gave off a craving that I wanted to taste, Your eyes they were spaced perfectly apart, With a shine that led me straight to your heart, And after all this time spent waiting, The symptoms I could finally feel, The bulkel in my knees, The butterflies in my stomach, The Chill that went straight through my veins, And took away all my pains, The words that just wouldn't come out, The symptoms of a love, A love, I can't do without. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date; Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd. But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest:- So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."...
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Jean-Victor Poncelet fought for Napoleon's France against Russia in the battle at Krosnoy. Unfortunately for him, he was taken prisoner. He survived the subsequent tortuous years through luck alone. During his rehabilitation, and still a prisoner of war, he eagerly resumed his study of Mathematics, at the hospital at Saratov. He had been a pupil of and interested in the work of, Gaspard Monge. However, being isolated in Saratov, he was uninformed about the work that Monge and peers were publishing. He set out to document all he knew about mathematics in Saratov. Detailed notebooks circulated amongst fellow prisoners keen at continuing their studies. Poncelet was surprised to find that he remembered, from before his academic hiatus, all but the elementary parts of calculus and algebra. They had remained most intensely in his mind. Also, that he could construct advanced results in mechanics and other topics from his basic understanding of purely geometrical theorems. All that had happened made him determined to document what he knew. This helped to direct his further learning and exploration. He believed in the eternal truths of geometry. He had found fundamental theorems that inspired him to continue to define the general principles of central projection of figures and conic sections. The consequences of what had happened to him gave him the motivation to work towards a more fundamental use of geometry, hence his rediscovery of projective geometry. His hopes for the work were to make geometry useful and to inspire the working class and the youth of schools. He wanted to inspire people to come to love the eternal truths of science. His work was intended to be less about detail and information and more about illustrating sources. His hopes were to perfect a method of discovery and proof in elementary geometry. He wished to...
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